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During a Denison appearance, GOP faithful heard a prediction of a “Red Wave” that will roll over a number of races.
The red carpet was rolled out at the Donna Reed Theatre in Denison, as Senator Charles Grassley and Representative Randy Feenstra highlighted the evening.
Press night at the high school was held to see the performance of ‘The Addams Family.’ Ruth Clark stole the show with her wonderful performance. She played Alice, the mother of Lucas, Wednesday’s boyfriend. Her keen and very funny expressions kept us wanting to see more. More so was her confidence in herself on the stage. Job well done!
The Ida County Conference Board met in an adjourned session. In attendance were Supervisors Raymond Drey, Creston Schubert and Rhett Leonard; MayorsDevlun Whiteing, Gary Chase and Charles Pierce; and Mel Obink, GAAP Solutions; as well as Assessor Administrative Assistant Shelby Ellis and Auditor/Assessor Lorna Steenbock.
Mel Obink reported that an Assessor and an Appraiser from the same county are interested in the positions at Ida County. They are planning to visit Ida County on the 25th of October and will notify the County or MeI of their intentions.
Just outside of Odebolt, an amazing site made me stop and take a look. There was a man flying a kite next to a four-wheeled vehicle. From a distance, I could see the enjoyment he was having watching the kite fly high up in the sky. At the time of that picture, I was not close enough to talk, but later I found out who he was.
Side-by-side businesses owned by Kendra Fender coming out to the community with an official ribbon-cutting for K&K Expressions, a boutique and Twice But Nice, a used and consignment store. K&K Expressions has been in business three years and one year in this location, while Twice But Nice has been open for three months.
A resident of Odebolt has joined the staff at the Ida County Courier and Holstein Advance. “This job became available and it is just perfect,” she said.
Mary Morgan will be taking on the position of News Writer for Mid-America Publishing in Ida Grove. Mary has an extensive background in writing.
The Ida County Board of Supervisors met on Tuesday, Oct. 25 in the courthouse. Board members in attendance were Chair Raymond Drey, Creston Schubert, and Rhett Leonard. Assistant Engineer Colin Ryan and Road Foreman Jim Peters presented salary certifications for Brandon Cooper in the amount of $23.49 per hour effective October 24, and Brandyn Niemeyer in the amount of $23.49 per hour effective Oct. 25. Their salaries will be $24.99 effective Oct. 31. The Board approved those employees and salaries.
RAGBRAI has given back generously to the fire department and ambulance department.
Kathy Leonard, Publicity Chair for RAGBRAI, said the RAGBRAI event was successful and pointed to the fire department and the ambulance crew for their help with RAGBRAI in 2022. A $6,000 check was given to the fire department and a $3,000 check was given to the Ambulance department.
Additional funds will be determined in the future for the Community Betterment Project per Kathy Leonard.
A merger of parishes in the Diocese of Sioux City will see 13 parishes become just five.
The announcement was made public Thursday by the diocese as Bishop Walker Nickless announced parishes from Denison to Ida Grove to Boone and Madrid would be impacted.
